“There are any number of reasons to want novels to survive. The way [Jonathan] Franzen thinks about it is that books can… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“When I'm writing I don't want anyone else in the room - including myself.” — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
![“There are any number of reasons to want novels to survive. The way [Jonathan] Franzen thinks about it is that books can do things, socially useful things, that other media can't. He cites -- as one does -- the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard and his idea of busyness: that state of constant…” quote by Lev Grossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/57c/lev-grossman-747_books_there-are-any-number-of-reasons-to-want_1029930.jpg)
